Medicaid in Arizona is knows as AHCCCS (pronounced “access”). That stands for the “Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System”. Arizona is expanding AHCCCS enrollments under Obamacare by raising income limits to 133% of the federal poverty level. That’s $15,282 per…
Help with Medicare and Drug Costs
FROM CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services): Making ends meet should not mean going without your medications. If you have limited income and resources, Medicare’s “Extra Help” program sets it up so this year you might pay no more…
Woman can’t afford her prescriptions.
Just a few days to go until the end of the Medicare Open Enrollment period and I have a few observations and questions. Why are Part D plans allowed to change drastically from one year to the next? I’ve written…
Part D: Will your premium increase in 2014?
One Part D plan is increasing its premium from $25.90 in 2013 to $53 in 2014. That is outrageous! The plan is First Health Part D Value, and it has been a good deal in 2013 because it has no…
Cochise County Medicare Advantage Plans Canceled for 2014
Humana is cancelling its $0 premium HMO Medicare Advantage plan in Cochise County for 2014. People enrolled in this plan should have received a letter to inform them of the plan cancellation and tell them their options for coverage. Health…
Ted Cruz and Obamacare
I must give Republicans credit for the consistency of their anti-Obamacare messaging. One after another, Republicans say the same lines over and over, and so-called “journalists” never challenge the validity of their statements. Ted Cruz was on “Meet the Press”…